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Poilu (/ˈpwɑːluː/; French: [pwaly]) is an
informal term for a late 18th century–early 20th
century French infantryman, meaning, literally, the
hairy one...
- (10
September 2001). "Le
dernier poilu s'est éteint". La Dernière Heure.
Retrieved 2 May 2016. "Adieu au
dernier poilu belge". La Dernière Heure. 19 September...
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French Poilus posing with
their war-torn flag in 1917,
during World War I...
- Mont des
Poilus is a 3,161-metre (10,371-foot)
mountain summit located in Yoho
National Park, in the
Canadian Rockies of
British Columbia, Canada. Its...
- The Journées du
Poilu Sportif (English:
Hairy Sportsman Days) was a
sports events held
across France organized by the
French sports w****ly
magazine Sporting...
- Matches". RSSSF. 1
September 2024.
Retrieved 18
November 2024. "Journées du
Poilu Sportif 1916". RSSSF. 14
October 2021.
Retrieved 18
November 2024. List...
- "heartland" values. The
brand was ****ociated with the cigarette-smoking
poilu (a
slang term for the
French infantryman in the trenches) and the resistance...
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History of the
British Army, ISBN 0-19-285333-3 Sumner, Ian (2009).
French Poilu 1914–18.
Bloomsbury USA. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-84603-332-2. p. 216, Vol. ****...
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First World War. The term
became wrapped up in the
public conception of the
poilu ("hairy one", the
typical French foot soldier) and his
beloved pinard, joined...
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slang Slouch hat
Gunnie Pat
Hanna –
Creator of Pat Hanna's
Diggers Doughboy Poilu Mehmetçik (soldier) –
Turkish slang for a
common soldier Citations Dennis...
